The dealers have the same information on their computer screens as the GM chat folks, they just have to go in and look it up for your order. There is no need to be notified, if you call them or email them it is at their fingertips.
The same thing the wife said, should of got the news from the salesman or the dealer, I am sure they were notified. I did buy from a bigger dealership, I'm sure I'll get a call eventually.
I agree, the buying experience has been disappointment, with much frustration, it has been outright awful. I placed my order back in September and was told February/March was when I would see my car, here we are, 2 weeks away from March and my status, from what I have been told is 2050 since November, but i got a call from the Dealer manager about 2 weeks ago informing me that if I dropped the Z51 package he could place the order mid February, so now I don't even think my order is even submitted, tied getting updates with GM Chat, nothing only " order has been accepted" which is a good sign I guess, tired getting the work bench order from the dealer, that is like pulling teeth, every time I ask my salesmen its "the guy upstairs has to get this" WTF I cant get the guys name... funny, the sales guy loved me and would do anything before I gave him money...
I know I signed up for the wait, I designed and built my own house so I know how the wait feels, but this is different there is no progress, no light at end of the tunnel, and what seems to be a whole lot of secrecy that no one really know any answers too, (ie not shipping in winter, even how the ordering really works.) at this point, will I even get a 2015? your guess is as good a mine, seriously; that is not a good feeling to have while waiting for an car.
Sorry for the rant, I know that I'm "only" about 6 months in and there are guys that have been waiting much longer, but I am really getting frustrated with this.
What would happen if I treated my customers like this?... I would loose them.
Of interest.....who can tell me how many 2013 Z06's were Canadian delivered (not including the 427 Convertible)?
Wow....kind of makes 28 Z06s understandable when comparing numbers...
a whole 22. ANd for Zr1's....25. Also 133...... 427 verts
Thanks for the data and research FrankMP...I really appreciate it! I remember having to go through consensus when "applying" to spend 6 figures on the Z06....considering they only sent 22 to Canada....I should be ever so thankful to GM....(that is just so wrong)...
Fitzy
It is not a hard process to organize... PAY ATTENTION GM! Everyone who wants one places an order. Based on the number of orders before the model year build commencing, they approve those orders and base the remainder on that...simple.
There should never be an unfilled order when they have an order system that tells GM... Hey this guy wants one of our cars!
Further, I would love to have had the answer to why so few Z06s....and then been curious as to why Canada got their allocations before the US.
Shenanigans, AllFlash, GM shenanigans. Two words a C7 buyer in Canada has learned to hate: allocation and constraint. And from the 3% nonsense; quota. They based C7 sales on the (no offence to C4,C5 & C6 owners) lackluster sales of an unimaginative design. What's evident is GM's smugness that they didn't take a clue with '14 sales that the larger volume of orders for C7s would continue into 2015. Nope, still 3%. Tough nuts Canada. Heads should roll.
Had I known all of this GM smugness prior to May of last year, it could very well have been an F-type Jag coupe in my garage instead. It took the C7 style to get me into a GM dealer after an almost 40 year absence.
Sounds like I have to consider myself one of the lucky Canadians to get a '15 Z51 - a sad commentary for sure.
Owais... I understand your point totally with the reward system and my same advise could clearly be accomplished with placed orders even through the 'rewarded' dealerships. GM has full access to those orders and has full confirmation that they are sold cars. As good as the reward system is, there are also politics in the dealership game and we all know that. My closest dealership is 'Corvette' trained and authorized and I have even been told late last year that their mechanic was going for the latest training, but they get 1 freakin Vette a year....even though they openly state they could fill 4 orders yearly minimum.
Don't get me wrong because you are shining spot in the clouds and that is very good. Heck you posted a Z06 allocation at MSRP!!!! The truth is that GM USA doesn't give 2 craps about GM Canada, thus short changing us Vettes and allowing for some dealers to conduct some very questionable business practices with potential buyers. I can name SEVERAL clear examples of people that contacted me personally through the sites I am on.
Quite frankly, if GM would have stood buy their own formula to determine how many Z06s would come to Canada, I might not feel this way. What they did though was totally wrong; under 50 Z06s is horrid considering how GM is benefiting by allowing US models to come into Canada for sale in the grey market.
Do we not think GM could address Sherwood, Cullen, Fournier or the others if they wanted to? They could easily stop those imports with a phone call but they won't. They get their money...full pop as it was a US sale, and then they get the first 12K miles warranty set aside... Imagine buying a car with no warranty for 12K miles...what a windfall for GM.
Ok rant over.... ask me how I am feeling at the end of this...the longest month of my year.